Triple

T16636638
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Alex Ross E404221 entity
Predicate birthName P65 FINISHED
Object Nelson Alexander Ross
Nelson Alexander Ross, better known as Alex Ross, is an acclaimed American comic book artist renowned for his realistic, painterly style on works for Marvel and DC Comics.
E1227157 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Nelson Alexander Ross | Statement: [Alex Ross, birthName, Nelson Alexander Ross]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nelson Alexander Ross
Context triple: [Alex Ross, birthName, Nelson Alexander Ross]
  • A. Lawrence Sullivan Ross
    Lawrence Sullivan Ross was a 19th-century Texas governor, Confederate general, and president of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas (now Texas A&M University), remembered for his leadership and influence on the state and the university.
  • B. Nelson McDowell
    Nelson McDowell was an American character actor of the silent and early sound film era, known for his distinctive gaunt appearance and frequent roles in Westerns and serials.
  • C. Benjamin Earl Nelson
    Benjamin Earl Nelson, better known as Ben E. King, was an American soul and R&B singer famed for his classic hit "Stand by Me."
  • D. Eric Hilliard Nelson
    Eric Hilliard "Ricky" Nelson was an American singer, musician, and actor who became a teen idol in the 1950s and 1960s, known for his rock and roll hits and his role on the television series "The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet."
  • E. Arthur Howey Ross
    Arthur Howey "Art" Ross was a prominent early 20th-century Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and executive best known for his influential role in shaping the modern NHL and for the Art Ross Trophy named in his honor.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Nelson Alexander Ross
Triple: [Alex Ross, birthName, Nelson Alexander Ross]
Generated description
Nelson Alexander Ross, better known as Alex Ross, is an acclaimed American comic book artist renowned for his realistic, painterly style on works for Marvel and DC Comics.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nelson Alexander Ross
Target entity description: Nelson Alexander Ross, better known as Alex Ross, is an acclaimed American comic book artist renowned for his realistic, painterly style on works for Marvel and DC Comics.
  • A. Lawrence Sullivan Ross
    Lawrence Sullivan Ross was a 19th-century Texas governor, Confederate general, and president of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas (now Texas A&M University), remembered for his leadership and influence on the state and the university.
  • B. Nelson McDowell
    Nelson McDowell was an American character actor of the silent and early sound film era, known for his distinctive gaunt appearance and frequent roles in Westerns and serials.
  • C. Benjamin Earl Nelson
    Benjamin Earl Nelson, better known as Ben E. King, was an American soul and R&B singer famed for his classic hit "Stand by Me."
  • D. Eric Hilliard Nelson
    Eric Hilliard "Ricky" Nelson was an American singer, musician, and actor who became a teen idol in the 1950s and 1960s, known for his rock and roll hits and his role on the television series "The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet."
  • E. Arthur Howey Ross
    Arthur Howey "Art" Ross was a prominent early 20th-century Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and executive best known for his influential role in shaping the modern NHL and for the Art Ross Trophy named in his honor.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (5 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69d8838a41f08190b0c3f79c47df5078 completed April 10, 2026, 4:58 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e378ea4b848190bf7c95dad8a855f0 completed April 18, 2026, 12:28 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a008a2ce64c8190970c86b729a6ff83 completed May 10, 2026, 1:37 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a008b001c988190b0ddec3be0ed6fd0 completed May 10, 2026, 1:41 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a008ba8227881908b1ac6e30d2e7c32 completed May 10, 2026, 1:44 p.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:17 a.m.